TJ TITANS, APPMASTERS CLASH IN PBA 3X3 OPENER
PBA 3x3 tournament will officially open this weekend with Pool A teams Limitless Appmasters and the Purefoods TJ Titans in the first game at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The PBA 3X3 opening set on Saturday will be led by the square-off between The Appmasters – Phoenix’ crew in the stand-alone three-a-side hoopfest – and the Titans – Magnolia’s bets at 2 pm where the teams will play half-court in the initial salvo of a 16-game bill.
The schedule of the games was announced on Thursday after the results of all the teams’ RT-PCR tests were released. And each team is required to undergo antigen testing before each team’s competition.
Guest teams Zamboanga Valientes and Platinum Karaoke in Pool A will go against each other at 2:25 pm
This will be followed by the Pool B showdown between Barangay Ginebra and Sista Super Sealers at 2:50 p.m. and the Pool C duel between the Cavitex Braves and Pioneer Pro Tibay at 3:15 p.m.
At 4:30 pm, Terrafirma will have their first game against Ginebra, while NorthPort makes its debut at 4:55 p.m. over Pioneer.
The Bolts and Sista Super Sealers will tangle at 6:10 p.m., and with the Beermen taking on NorthPort at 6:35 p.m.
Meralco and San Miguel face off will end the 3×3 league on Saturday, while Sunday is dedicated for the elimination round at 3:00 p.m., and the championship at 6:40 p.m.